If I had a nickel for every SnowiestAngemen video that implies impending doom for Haruto in the thumbnail, I'd have two nickels! (which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice, right?)
I feel like Saejima has some split personality and he is actually a prison guard, hence his urge to return to prison every single time. The other guards just playing along
Shinada flashing every couple of frames was genuinely hilarious. Also yeah, I wished 6 had more legacy characters since this was gonna be Kiryu's last hurrah. Nice to see Date, Akiyama and the kids.
Not if you want to platinum the game. I had to play the same level over and over so many goddamn times just to get the points for the completion... I'm not a Yakuza completionist, but I wanted to do it this time as a kind of send-off to Kiryu and that minigame was the most obnoxious. Only Puyo Puyo was more annoying, and mainly due to how rage inducing it was, but at least that one was challenging
@thatrandomcrit5823 one of Yakuza 6s faults to me is just how little it felt like the game encouraged you to explore, the story felt like it almost had some form of urgency in it so you just sort of miss out on really great minigames like that
Consuming your drink from the vending machine out in the street is the COOLEST feature that I desperately wish we could get back. I have no idea how such a small, but well detailed feature hasn’t been seen since. Oh, and that well detailed and developed character Shinada. Sega, bring him back. Plz. Shinada, my beloved
Kiryu's DE moveset seems to be more inclined towards Crowd Control, fitting since DE fights usually have way more enemies but it's a bit annoying having these elaborate drawn out animations when, with the previous moveset it was snappy, fast and responsive. I think the grabs exemplify this the most.
I think the previous moveset handled crowds better just by virtue of actually being fast and responsive, although I feel like a lot of issues stem from general changes in the dragon engine's combat itself.
@@megasoniczxxAnd it sadly took them 5 years to perfect it with Yagami's gameplay (except boxing that's very 1v1 focused) because somehow Yagami's "crowd dealer" Crane style got held back due to the enemy block bouncing mechanic and his animation delay is longer than Kiryu's in Judgment.
@@fallentrash1673 I was honestly kind of shocked at just how much better Lost Judgement felt compared to the first one. The first game felt so awful I actually had to mod it to make it to make it more enjoyable and it still didn't feel right.
@@fallentrash1673 Yeah, a shame Crane had to be the way it was in Judgment. I really wonder what the hell was going through RGG's mind putting a lot of unique Tiger abilities but thinking that Crane is powerful enough as is and doesn't deserve anything else. Lost judgment really did some good for the fighting styles.
What's really cool is that with the new engine, they put their blood, sweat, tears, and cum into making the story cutscenes look fucking amazing. They didn't need to make such delicate shots like the baby formula in the opening but they did. Definitely the most beautiful Dragon Engine game in the series, and it hasn't gotten close to this quality again until Lost Judgment, and judging by trailers, the next two games are gonna either replicate the Lost Judgment standard, or maybe even look as good as Y6 again.
@@carcinoGetenicist Blood From the pain, sweat from the hard work, tears for the failures, and cum because of the pleasure it brought us, and the game devs.
He probably was a but behind the scenes. I like to believe that he was actually helping in keeping the peace and handling any situation needed and, of course, giving translations to people that needed it and giving aid to the people and helping in providing a safe shelter for them.
For me the most outrageous thing this game didn’t do was give a nice send off to Kiryu and Komaki relationship. Komaki not even showing up was fr offensive to me
Despite its many flaws, I absolutely adore this game, and it's easily the one I can't wait to replay! The cast was lacking previous key characters, but the new ones were great (especially Someya!)
It was nice to see Yuya make a small cameo appearance and show he was still important to kiryu. Nice to see date have a bigger role after his appearance minutes were declining with each game since yakuza 3. Wish they showed kido from Y4 or even Shinada for that baseball sub story at the very least
Yeah I disagree with most of the criticisms people have for it. This video compliments the new engine for the seamless interior transitions, but then mostly criticizes the combat while ignoring the implication that fights can spill into convenience stores and restaurants, and people can do flying through the glass of a storefront. Also fights are completely seamless themselves and no longer trap you in a small instance of the map. People hate that your don't get multiple fighting styles, but I think apart from Majima in 0, one or two out of the four feel a bit useless. And I just don't understand why the story needed to be some big dramatic send-off just because it was supposed to be Kiryu's last. And no one ever says the story is actually bad, because it's not, but just that it's not specifically what they wanted it to be. And like, Beat Takeshi is a fucking main character in this story, how can you gloss over that?? Some people discount this game for what is isn't more than they give credit for what it is.
Yakuza 6 has probably the strongest cast of original characters in the series Someya, Joon Gi Han, Big Lo and triads, the Hirose family, the yomei captain I forgot the name of. There's so many interesting characters
I honestly enjoyed how in 6 there's a bunch of little dudes kiryu can just one tap. It really makes him feel more like a badass veteran fighter at least that's how I always saw it
speaking of yakuza 6, it is worth mentioning that the encounters are definitely shorter than in the earlier entries of yakuza, which in my opinion is a huge plus;
6s story is alot easier to swallow thanks to 8 being that celebration of kiryus life we needed before we were done with him. Now i can kinda just appreciate the unique stuff in 6.
*spoilers* I still find it crazy that this was supposed to be the end of the Kiryu saga and previous allies such as Majima, Akiyama and Saejima did not show up at the final battle against Iwami.
I totally agree, the "end" of the Kiryu saga lacks scale and fan service. Not just that but they overall wasted a really good concept (Haruka growing up, figuratively and literally) by implementing it what feels like a game or two too early, and in a really flimsy way that's kinda half assed and doesn't feel like they cared about it just so they could have that final cutscene. And all of this only for RGG to go back on their intent to make it Kiryu's last game, and only for Gaiden's trailer to ruin what little meaning 6's story had left at all (Kiryu's family being threatened once again). At this point, I genuinely prefer to consider 4 or 5 the true ending of the series, 4 because it leaves room for a nice happy ending where everybody lives happily ever after, and 5 because it's emotional and dramatic. 6 had its moments, but overall felt more like a tech demo for the Dragon Engine than anything else.
I have a soft spot for Y6 just because Onomichi is only about 40 mins from the place I taught English back in the mid-2010s. I never got it on PS4 but if I had known, I definitely would’ve picked it up sooner!
Bro had me in the first half. Literally perfect analysis on the changes with Dragon Engine and the franchise's combat, then turned to the most biased discussion in the Story section and not even diving into the positives of the Yakuza 6's story and characters.
It stings so much that there were 2 baseball minigames, Mitsuo from the orphanage became a baseball athlete, and still no mention of Shinada. Also, no mention of Haruto in the video. He was one of the best characters in 6 ngl. Maybe he'll at least be mentioned in Gaiden/LaD 8 instead of disappearing into the void.
Strange of RGG to do a lot of experimentations and changes for a "finale" game (at the time). It's almost like they used 6 as a lab rat, which is kind of a shame tbh. I wish Yakuza 6 was more polished, it being a major plot point of Kiryu's saga and all.
damn i didn’t even realize how (relatively)‘small’ your channel was until the sub count. you make such top tier vids and have such nice editing it’s hard to believe you aren’t one of those people getting like 400k views consistently
THERE'S AN ENTIRE BASEBALL MINI GAME WHERE YOU MANAGE AND RECRUIT A WHOLE ROSTER OF PLAYERS AND YOU CAN'T EVEN RECRUIT SHINADA AS A TEAMMATE KIRYU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY TO AT LEAST ONCE MENTION THE FACT THAT HMMM I KNOW A PRO YAKYUU PLAYER I WONDER HOW HE'S DOING WHY
man, i really dunno. I don't think we need more of something that was really a perfect small arc. I wouldn't mind a passing mention, but IMO Shinada's story is already very nice and complete enough. In general Yakuza should really make more callbacks instead of just hugging yakuza 0 tight for its references as if there's no other game they could bring up. I like what they did in 0 itself - for newcomers they showed up a bunch of characters and events that invoke pretty much just surface level reactions, but for people already very familiar with the series they're nice acknowledgements (Teen Ryuji, baby Daigo and fortune teller stuff). They're not massive appearances that take the whole story, but they're a nice little nod. From technical standpoint it'd require getting rights from VAs for what's essentially a very tiny thing. oh, for anyone actually reading the comments - get a mod that brings back japanese exclusive tracks. Tatsuro Yamashita's music fits in this game so well that i get teary-eyed when i listen to the songs by themselves.
I replayed this game a couple of months ago and I had more fun playing than I thought I would and I actually liked the gameplay more than Kiwami 2 because it felt a bit smoother to me.
Yakuza developers try to include already established characters into the plot instead of making it just Kiryu with an entire new cast of strangers level = IMPOSSIBLE (99% FAILURE RATE)
Extreme Heat Mode is legit the only reason why K2 is my top3 game, double finishers where you have to mash buttons go wayyyy too hard, it sort of reminds me of Krushing Blows in MK11 which I also find satisfying (yes I know 6 and K2 came out before MK11)
Despite Yakuza 6 being really flawed, especially due to it being the first in the dragon engine, I think I will always appreciate how unique the game really is in the series even now.
I frickin love Yakuza 6, it was on sale for $5 and got me into this awesome series, so it can absolutely be a good starting point if you’re itching to try out the series
This game is awesome. I loved every bit of it. And yes, i wanted more characters from previous games to be in the game, but the new cast is a 10/10 for me. The hirose family and Someya are sick
My favourite thing about 6 is the fact that the demo originally included the entire game. I believed the entire game is still there in the demo, You just can't access the rest of it anymore.
Well I said that you can't because someone said that you can't in an older video of mine and a bunch of people agreed with them, but now everyone's saying the opposite so I am very upset now lol I don't know what to believe :(
Even though people may not like it, I'm glad that they're making Kiryu a main character again only because I didn't think this was a proper send off for his character. I don't want him to be a main character forever, but I'm hoping that maybe 8 can give him a better ending and then he can finally retire for real.
I loved the mechanics they introduced in 6 but only in kiwami 2 for some reason. A lot of gameplay stuff in 6 just feels off while kiwami 2 feels more natural, like they knew what they were doing with 6. I love the dragon engine, but not how 6 handled it.
I actually feel the exact opposite. K2 is much smoother and has more options, but charge attacks being implemented in the middle of your combo and extreme heat mode being a more major mechanic (and less OP) was more fun for me. Also, 6 has the super dropkick.
I liked Yakuza 6 more, I even played kiwami 2 first. I just really appreciate how simple Yakuza 6 combat was and it being a little slower make your attacks satisfying to land 😌
It's always wild to see how much of these videos are dedicated to nitty-gritty combat details. Not a complaint, mind you, but this is maybe my favorite game series and I just couldn't give a shit about the combat. It's near the bottom of the list of things I come to these games for. Easy or hard, good or bad, I just find myself button mashing to get back to the interesting stuff.
6 had IMO some really great ideas. They just didn't execute them as well as they should. I actually like the idea that Kiryus last adventure has so few of his allies involved and that the story itself is smaller then 5. But I really wish it really pushed Kiryu like never before and make him wonder if him being around actually makes things worse, making it seem like 6 is deconstruction on Kiryu and make even the player wonder if Kiryu has a point in what he is saying. Then towards the end, everyone he has ever helped and has changed their lives for the better thanks to his actions. Then we have Majjima showing up to for a boss fight to beat some sense to him and gradually we see everyone who Kiryu has helped out and has turned better thanks to him being around.
While Y6 is not my favorite entry, I actually still really like it despite some of the controversial changes. Yes there are definitely some aspects that are questionable in the story and combat department, but it is a pretty important game to this series. This was pretty much the end of the classic era of Yakuza after 6. Plus, for the most part, it was a good way to conclude Kiryu's saga.
It feels like Yakuza 6 overshot with how many enemies to put on screen so to compensate they added Extreme Heat Mode so Kiryu had some AOE and armour. Fighting 10+ enemies who can all stagger you AND you don't have Beast's hyper armour? Yeah they needed a quick fix because the combat in this game is just pain if you aren't in heat mode
Kiwami 2 is my favorite game just because I can atomize every square inch of furniture in a restaurant and then look dead in the eyes of the cashier and demand noodles
I love 6’s physics and dragon engine physics in general. I fucking loving kicking a guy to Saturn or when a boss flies off screen immediately when the victory slowed time thing ends .2 seconds before the cutscene.
I have a big soft spot for this game. This was the first Yakuza game I beat. This was the game that got me hooked on the Yakuza series. I did play Yakuza 0, but never beat it. I just stopped playing it when it switched to Majima, and just traded it back to GameStop.(idk why I did this, it was a dumb decision) Fast forward a year or two, and I'm browsing in GameStop again just looking for whatever, and I see this game on the shelf, and I'm like "oh Yakuza, that game was kinda fun, I think I'll play this new one" and my god, am I glad I stuck with it Such a good game, with such great characters, great music, great content, just such a fucking great time. Made me feel like a kid again. This game will always have a special place in my heart ngl. I'm finally going back to Yakuza 0, and working my way through it, and Lost Judgment, and those two are phenomenal as well. I legitimately don't know wtf I was thinking when I just stopped playing Yakuza 0.
For 0, it was only at telephones, that includes the substory guy with the old cellphone. The PS4 version (which is the only one playable on PS5) doesn't let you save anywhere.
@@SirBigWater yep, since I played the games in chronological order, I got to save anywhere in Kiwami, and then spend the next 10 thousand years only being able to save in awkwardly placed telephone booths.
If I had to guess why there's no recap for Yakuza 0 in Yakuza 6 despite it being the previous game, I'd say it was because Yakuza 0 was the previous game and it actually sold well in the West. At that moment in time, if you wanted to play another Yakuza game then you had to get a PS3. For PS4 players there was only 0 and 6.
Great description of combat. RGG is either being lazy or not taking the combat to full potential. They removed leg holds such an awesome yakuza mechanic but just tossed aside. Slams removed and only spinning finishing holds which are useless on bosses as they take no damage.
Please stop releasing bangers back to back and take a vacation One thing tho the ragdoll physics and more are bugged in the PC ports of Kiwami 2 and 6 when running at 60FPS They actually fixed this from LAD and onwards on PC But with 6 and Kiwami 2 it gets worse the higher the Framerate is
I wouldn’t say they “fixed” it, but they just significantly improved it. Sometimes enemies can go flying at high frame rates in Judgment and Lost Judgment for example, I mean Judgment released with a few high frame rate bugs. It’s just more above 120FPS that you notice it, and it’s less noticeable now. Kiwami 2 at like 150fps+ is hilarious though
What are you playing? Yakuza 6. What's it about? This badass Japanese mafia guy. What are you doing? I'm leveling up my tween idol's singing ability so i can beat Tea Set in the Princess League.
like a dragon 9 better have shinada. playable or not he needs to be an integral part of the next game, and if LAD 9 happens to be turn-based like 7 and 8, he would fit SO well. tl:dr give us back shinada
Nice video! Happy to see you talk about Yakuza 6. I was really disappointed with the combat system when I played it for the first time and it made me dislike the game for some time, since combat is the most important thing for me in the Yakuza series. I used to hate how weak Kiryu felt compared to other games and how most of cool stuff was locked behind that extreme heat mode, and because of weird design choices the game was just really easy. But on the other hand, I love the QoL stuff that game introduced, I love Kiryu's look and I think 6 has some of the best OST in the series. Plus Onomichi looks beautiful!
It was crazy how they introduced a brother for kiryus dead father but literally only mentioned him for one single game then never again. I skipped 3 after talking what i thought was only a temporary break from the combat to see if it got better at 4, and never once found out about kazama's brother. I think if they wanted to make a sendoff game for kiryu it should be a sendoff to all of the old characters that we loved but won't hear from again, not just kiryu. But seeing how they basically character assassinated haruka in 6, i don't know how well they could've handled other loved characters.
@@thatrandomcrit5823 after chapter 6 i got so burnt out of blocking that i had to take a break, technically i'm still on that break but i don't have any plans to go back to if
This is now the second thumbnail I've done that seems to imply some sort of impending doom for Haruto
Second? You've threatened the best boy twice??? how dare you! (2nd best boy, nobody tops Rikiya)
If I had a nickel for every SnowiestAngemen video that implies impending doom for Haruto in the thumbnail, I'd have two nickels! (which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice, right?)
Why was that baby thrown by Joon Gi-Han? Was he stupid?
"Yakuza 6-"
_Tekken 6 music starts playing_
My favourite part of 6 is how even though Saejima isn't playable nor relevant to the story, the writers _still_ threw him in prison again.
bro visits home every game
If Gaiden doesn't have a scene where Saejima is in jail, arrested or not, we're gonna riot.
He wanted to visit baba-chan one more time
It felt wrong in 7 that he wasn't in prison at least a bit.
I feel like Saejima has some split personality and he is actually a prison guard, hence his urge to return to prison every single time. The other guards just playing along
Shinada flashing every couple of frames was genuinely hilarious. Also yeah, I wished 6 had more legacy characters since this was gonna be Kiryu's last hurrah. Nice to see Date, Akiyama and the kids.
Infinite wealth: 😏
I think we all know the best part about Yakuza 6 was the fish spearing minigame
Hell yeah
I didn't even know it existed until after I uninstalled the game
Not if you want to platinum the game. I had to play the same level over and over so many goddamn times just to get the points for the completion... I'm not a Yakuza completionist, but I wanted to do it this time as a kind of send-off to Kiryu and that minigame was the most obnoxious. Only Puyo Puyo was more annoying, and mainly due to how rage inducing it was, but at least that one was challenging
@thatrandomcrit5823 one of Yakuza 6s faults to me is just how little it felt like the game encouraged you to explore, the story felt like it almost had some form of urgency in it so you just sort of miss out on really great minigames like that
@@shitberk I think you did something wrong because it's very fast. You don't need to "play the same level over and over so many goddamn times".
Consuming your drink from the vending machine out in the street is the COOLEST feature that I desperately wish we could get back. I have no idea how such a small, but well detailed feature hasn’t been seen since.
Oh, and that well detailed and developed character Shinada. Sega, bring him back. Plz. Shinada, my beloved
Kiryu's DE moveset seems to be more inclined towards Crowd Control, fitting since DE fights usually have way more enemies but it's a bit annoying having these elaborate drawn out animations when, with the previous moveset it was snappy, fast and responsive. I think the grabs exemplify this the most.
I think the previous moveset handled crowds better just by virtue of actually being fast and responsive, although I feel like a lot of issues stem from general changes in the dragon engine's combat itself.
@@megasoniczxxAnd it sadly took them 5 years to perfect it with Yagami's gameplay (except boxing that's very 1v1 focused) because somehow Yagami's "crowd dealer" Crane style got held back due to the enemy block bouncing mechanic and his animation delay is longer than Kiryu's in Judgment.
@@fallentrash1673 I was honestly kind of shocked at just how much better Lost Judgement felt compared to the first one. The first game felt so awful I actually had to mod it to make it to make it more enjoyable and it still didn't feel right.
@@fallentrash1673 Yeah, a shame Crane had to be the way it was in Judgment. I really wonder what the hell was going through RGG's mind putting a lot of unique Tiger abilities but thinking that Crane is powerful enough as is and doesn't deserve anything else. Lost judgment really did some good for the fighting styles.
What's really cool is that with the new engine, they put their blood, sweat, tears, and cum into making the story cutscenes look fucking amazing. They didn't need to make such delicate shots like the baby formula in the opening but they did. Definitely the most beautiful Dragon Engine game in the series, and it hasn't gotten close to this quality again until Lost Judgment, and judging by trailers, the next two games are gonna either replicate the Lost Judgment standard, or maybe even look as good as Y6 again.
They put their what??
@@carcinoGetenicistDid he stutter?
@@carcinoGetenicist they put them when they were animating the iwami vs kiryu cutscene because they were shirtless
@@carcinoGetenicist Blood From the pain, sweat from the hard work, tears for the failures, and cum because of the pleasure it brought us, and the game devs.
@@carcinoGetenicistw username
It honestly feels weird Tanimura didn't appear in 6 (or Judgement). The dude would be out for blood if he learned Little Asia was on fire
He probably was a but behind the scenes. I like to believe that he was actually helping in keeping the peace and handling any situation needed and, of course, giving translations to people that needed it and giving aid to the people and helping in providing a safe shelter for them.
missed opportunities, although his actor is retired so they probably respect his image
For me the most outrageous thing this game didn’t do was give a nice send off to Kiryu and Komaki relationship. Komaki not even showing up was fr offensive to me
Komaki, Florist, Majima, Saejima, Shinida, Tanimura...
Thankfully it looks like that'll be changing in a few weeks
Thank god they kinda did that in infinite wealth
Despite its many flaws, I absolutely adore this game, and it's easily the one I can't wait to replay! The cast was lacking previous key characters, but the new ones were great (especially Someya!)
Absolutely agree, other than 0, this might be my favorite Yakuza game
It was nice to see Yuya make a small cameo appearance and show he was still important to kiryu. Nice to see date have a bigger role after his appearance minutes were declining with each game since yakuza 3. Wish they showed kido from Y4 or even Shinada for that baseball sub story at the very least
i liked the shrunken cast of this game. the story feels more intimate and focused. it’s about kiryu and haruka first and foremost.
Yeah I disagree with most of the criticisms people have for it. This video compliments the new engine for the seamless interior transitions, but then mostly criticizes the combat while ignoring the implication that fights can spill into convenience stores and restaurants, and people can do flying through the glass of a storefront. Also fights are completely seamless themselves and no longer trap you in a small instance of the map.
People hate that your don't get multiple fighting styles, but I think apart from Majima in 0, one or two out of the four feel a bit useless.
And I just don't understand why the story needed to be some big dramatic send-off just because it was supposed to be Kiryu's last. And no one ever says the story is actually bad, because it's not, but just that it's not specifically what they wanted it to be. And like, Beat Takeshi is a fucking main character in this story, how can you gloss over that?? Some people discount this game for what is isn't more than they give credit for what it is.
Yakuza 6 has probably the strongest cast of original characters in the series
Someya, Joon Gi Han, Big Lo and triads, the Hirose family, the yomei captain I forgot the name of. There's so many interesting characters
shinada jumpscare
I honestly enjoyed how in 6 there's a bunch of little dudes kiryu can just one tap. It really makes him feel more like a badass veteran fighter at least that's how I always saw it
speaking of yakuza 6, it is worth mentioning that the encounters are definitely shorter than in the earlier entries of yakuza, which in my opinion is a huge plus;
Yeah, yakuza 5's encounters were cancer
I like how you use Tekken 6 ost whilst talking about yakuza 6 😂
I can bet that he's gonna say Tekken 6 is better than Yakuza 6 😂
It has a great ost.
@@franciscor390 definitely S tier for me
John Yakuza the Sixth
John Yakuza Song of 10 years
6s story is alot easier to swallow thanks to 8 being that celebration of kiryus life we needed before we were done with him. Now i can kinda just appreciate the unique stuff in 6.
It's OK, SnowiestAngeman, we all miss Shinada and want him back so bad.
We will never see Shinada again.
Imagine he Just shows up in gaiden like
"whats good" and gets deleted again
Good
Y6's combat was a bit off, but it was unique, it was short enough to not get old, and there werent any frustrating fights. I really like Y6 actually.
It's funny how you say Y6 should have been more a celebration of Kiryu's life and just 3 months later you got Yakuza Gaiden which is exactly that.
*spoilers*
I still find it crazy that this was supposed to be the end of the Kiryu saga and previous allies such as Majima, Akiyama and Saejima did not show up at the final battle against Iwami.
I totally agree, the "end" of the Kiryu saga lacks scale and fan service. Not just that but they overall wasted a really good concept (Haruka growing up, figuratively and literally) by implementing it what feels like a game or two too early, and in a really flimsy way that's kinda half assed and doesn't feel like they cared about it just so they could have that final cutscene. And all of this only for RGG to go back on their intent to make it Kiryu's last game, and only for Gaiden's trailer to ruin what little meaning 6's story had left at all (Kiryu's family being threatened once again). At this point, I genuinely prefer to consider 4 or 5 the true ending of the series, 4 because it leaves room for a nice happy ending where everybody lives happily ever after, and 5 because it's emotional and dramatic. 6 had its moments, but overall felt more like a tech demo for the Dragon Engine than anything else.
They made up for it in Gaiden
On a lore standpoint, I find 6 to be passionating. I love the highly ambitious story and standalone antagonist fashion that was the Yomei Alliance
3:22 i'm glad i'm not the only one who went completely Oppenheimer everytime in this room.
6 aka the original conclusion of the Kiryu saga. Here's hoping Gaiden does a better job being the definitive end of Kiryu's arc.
They actually remembered diago in gaiden so they've already done a better job so far lol
@@JimMilton-ej6zito be fair Daigo was most definitely remembered in the ending cutscene from 6.
It did
Kiwami on PS4 allows you to save everywhere aswell
LOVE how you used Tekken 6 music for Yakuza 6! "Edge of Spring" is just bliss~
I have a soft spot for Y6 just because Onomichi is only about 40 mins from the place I taught English back in the mid-2010s. I never got it on PS4 but if I had known, I definitely would’ve picked it up sooner!
Bro had me in the first half. Literally perfect analysis on the changes with Dragon Engine and the franchise's combat, then turned to the most biased discussion in the Story section and not even diving into the positives of the Yakuza 6's story and characters.
It stings so much that there were 2 baseball minigames, Mitsuo from the orphanage became a baseball athlete, and still no mention of Shinada.
Also, no mention of Haruto in the video. He was one of the best characters in 6 ngl. Maybe he'll at least be mentioned in Gaiden/LaD 8 instead of disappearing into the void.
Strange of RGG to do a lot of experimentations and changes for a "finale" game (at the time). It's almost like they used 6 as a lab rat, which is kind of a shame tbh. I wish Yakuza 6 was more polished, it being a major plot point of Kiryu's saga and all.
damn i didn’t even realize how (relatively)‘small’ your channel was until the sub count. you make such top tier vids and have such nice editing it’s hard to believe you aren’t one of those people getting like 400k views consistently
Aint no way akiyama thought he was the main character 3:44
THERE'S AN ENTIRE BASEBALL MINI GAME WHERE YOU MANAGE AND RECRUIT A WHOLE ROSTER OF PLAYERS AND YOU CAN'T EVEN RECRUIT SHINADA AS A TEAMMATE
KIRYU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE DECENCY TO AT LEAST ONCE MENTION THE FACT THAT HMMM I KNOW A PRO YAKYUU PLAYER I WONDER HOW HE'S DOING
WHY
just dropping by to support this with a thumbs up, can't watch before getting around to beating it :(
Have fun with it
man, i really dunno. I don't think we need more of something that was really a perfect small arc. I wouldn't mind a passing mention, but IMO Shinada's story is already very nice and complete enough.
In general Yakuza should really make more callbacks instead of just hugging yakuza 0 tight for its references as if there's no other game they could bring up. I like what they did in 0 itself - for newcomers they showed up a bunch of characters and events that invoke pretty much just surface level reactions, but for people already very familiar with the series they're nice acknowledgements (Teen Ryuji, baby Daigo and fortune teller stuff). They're not massive appearances that take the whole story, but they're a nice little nod. From technical standpoint it'd require getting rights from VAs for what's essentially a very tiny thing.
oh, for anyone actually reading the comments - get a mod that brings back japanese exclusive tracks. Tatsuro Yamashita's music fits in this game so well that i get teary-eyed when i listen to the songs by themselves.
The flashing images of Shinada in this video got me rolling
Third favourite rgg game behind judgement and lost judgement.
I replayed this game a couple of months ago and I had more fun playing than I thought I would and I actually liked the gameplay more than Kiwami 2 because it felt a bit smoother to me.
Same here, Kiwami 2 is a sort of an improvement of 6, but 6 feels actually better
Yakuza developers try to include already established characters into the plot instead of making it just Kiryu with an entire new cast of strangers level = IMPOSSIBLE (99% FAILURE RATE)
Extreme Heat Mode is legit the only reason why K2 is my top3 game, double finishers where you have to mash buttons go wayyyy too hard, it sort of reminds me of Krushing Blows in MK11 which I also find satisfying (yes I know 6 and K2 came out before MK11)
Say what you want, but they getting Takeshi Kitano to be in it was fucking awesome.
The GOAT!
I feel like this video is trying to tell me something about shinada
⚠️ SPOILERS
Nothing from this game will beat the last Someya fight with Destiny playing, that shit was MAD GOOD.
Despite Yakuza 6 being really flawed, especially due to it being the first in the dragon engine, I think I will always appreciate how unique the game really is in the series even now.
i personally love the dragon engine so much
I frickin love Yakuza 6, it was on sale for $5 and got me into this awesome series, so it can absolutely be a good starting point if you’re itching to try out the series
is shinada haunting this video or something why does he keep flashing like he's one of the story important location ghost selfie easter eggs
Shinada is forever
This game is awesome. I loved every bit of it. And yes, i wanted more characters from previous games to be in the game, but the new cast is a 10/10 for me. The hirose family and Someya are sick
Speaking of the music, it's wild that there isn't a receive you remix for the end of the kiryu saga. How the fuck does his theme not get a final remix
Just wanna say this was in my recommended. Cool content, subbed 👍
My favourite thing about 6 is the fact that the demo originally included the entire game. I believed the entire game is still there in the demo, You just can't access the rest of it anymore.
1:49 On the Xbox version of Kiwami you can also save anywhere.
I had Yakuza Kiwami on the PS4, & I was able to save anywhere.
4:44 haha dude this had me dead for a couple of minutes!
Just finished watching your kiwami 1 retrospective, seeing if this was uploaded. It was. 6 minutes ago. Nice
I will never forget my first time hearing Theory of beauty…
Kiruyu being a grandad And The father of haruto being a small Time Yakuza/Big Time IS what i Do like..
On PS4, you can in fact save anywhere in Kiwami 1. I think it's universal.
Well I said that you can't because someone said that you can't in an older video of mine and a bunch of people agreed with them, but now everyone's saying the opposite so I am very upset now lol I don't know what to believe :(
@@SnowiestAngeman Yakuza fans and schizophrenia do tend to mix very well
I liked Nagumo, yuya, and the fat guy. It seems like they wanted to do a Rikiya family thing again and that just made me Happy.
Can’t wait for the yakuza Gaiden video where snowiestAnglerfish says this new oc character Joryu is as based as Someya
Holy Yakuza
Even though people may not like it, I'm glad that they're making Kiryu a main character again only because I didn't think this was a proper send off for his character. I don't want him to be a main character forever, but I'm hoping that maybe 8 can give him a better ending and then he can finally retire for real.
I loved the mechanics they introduced in 6 but only in kiwami 2 for some reason. A lot of gameplay stuff in 6 just feels off while kiwami 2 feels more natural, like they knew what they were doing with 6.
I love the dragon engine, but not how 6 handled it.
I actually feel the exact opposite. K2 is much smoother and has more options, but charge attacks being implemented in the middle of your combo and extreme heat mode being a more major mechanic (and less OP) was more fun for me. Also, 6 has the super dropkick.
I liked Yakuza 6 more, I even played kiwami 2 first. I just really appreciate how simple Yakuza 6 combat was and it being a little slower make your attacks satisfying to land 😌
Note: (Since last time I checked) the Xbox boost is only on 6 and not Kiwami 2. Idk why.
Yeah you're correct. I think it's just because Kiwami 2 came to Xbox before the Series X and S came out so they never implemented the boost mode
This extreme heat combo is the same in LaD 8..i think
The old cancer Kiryu just breaks the turn base system and starts to "one two one two" everyone
It's always wild to see how much of these videos are dedicated to nitty-gritty combat details. Not a complaint, mind you, but this is maybe my favorite game series and I just couldn't give a shit about the combat. It's near the bottom of the list of things I come to these games for. Easy or hard, good or bad, I just find myself button mashing to get back to the interesting stuff.
Yakuza 6 long battles are very unique tho and plenty. All has unique music and LONG Fights
Looking forward to moving onto this after 0. I’m aware I’m not doing this in order but I’ve had a great time playing out of order.,
YK6 imo has the best OST - especially the themes of Someya, Hirose, and Joon-gi
6 had IMO some really great ideas. They just didn't execute them as well as they should. I actually like the idea that Kiryus last adventure has so few of his allies involved and that the story itself is smaller then 5. But I really wish it really pushed Kiryu like never before and make him wonder if him being around actually makes things worse, making it seem like 6 is deconstruction on Kiryu and make even the player wonder if Kiryu has a point in what he is saying. Then towards the end, everyone he has ever helped and has changed their lives for the better thanks to his actions. Then we have Majjima showing up to for a boss fight to beat some sense to him and gradually we see everyone who Kiryu has helped out and has turned better thanks to him being around.
18:39 holy crap... tekken 6 predicted yakuza 6 combat
While Y6 is not my favorite entry, I actually still really like it despite some of the controversial changes. Yes there are definitely some aspects that are questionable in the story and combat department, but it is a pretty important game to this series. This was pretty much the end of the classic era of Yakuza after 6. Plus, for the most part, it was a good way to conclude Kiryu's saga.
NGL, my favorite part of the game was throwing all the guys off the catwalk in the shipyard long battle.
It feels like Yakuza 6 overshot with how many enemies to put on screen so to compensate they added Extreme Heat Mode so Kiryu had some AOE and armour. Fighting 10+ enemies who can all stagger you AND you don't have Beast's hyper armour? Yeah they needed a quick fix because the combat in this game is just pain if you aren't in heat mode
Kiwami 2 is my favorite game just because I can atomize every square inch of furniture in a restaurant and then look dead in the eyes of the cashier and demand noodles
I love 6’s physics and dragon engine physics in general. I fucking loving kicking a guy to Saturn or when a boss flies off screen immediately when the victory slowed time thing ends .2 seconds before the cutscene.
I have a big soft spot for this game.
This was the first Yakuza game I beat.
This was the game that got me hooked on the Yakuza series.
I did play Yakuza 0, but never beat it.
I just stopped playing it when it switched to Majima, and just traded it back to GameStop.(idk why I did this, it was a dumb decision)
Fast forward a year or two, and I'm browsing in GameStop again just looking for whatever, and I see this game on the shelf, and I'm like "oh Yakuza, that game was kinda fun, I think I'll play this new one" and my god, am I glad I stuck with it
Such a good game, with such great characters, great music, great content, just such a fucking great time. Made me feel like a kid again. This game will always have a special place in my heart ngl.
I'm finally going back to Yakuza 0, and working my way through it, and Lost Judgment, and those two are phenomenal as well.
I legitimately don't know wtf I was thinking when I just stopped playing Yakuza 0.
Streets of Kamurocho in these series of videos would be funny
1:51, I remember being able to save anywhere on my PS5.
For 0, it was only at telephones, that includes the substory guy with the old cellphone. The PS4 version (which is the only one playable on PS5) doesn't let you save anywhere.
@@SirBigWater yep, since I played the games in chronological order, I got to save anywhere in Kiwami, and then spend the next 10 thousand years only being able to save in awkwardly placed telephone booths.
If I had to guess why there's no recap for Yakuza 0 in Yakuza 6 despite it being the previous game, I'd say it was because Yakuza 0 was the previous game and it actually sold well in the West. At that moment in time, if you wanted to play another Yakuza game then you had to get a PS3. For PS4 players there was only 0 and 6.
I demand Shinada jumpscares in your videos from now on
12:43 that was way too funny for some reason
1:51 wrong
You can save anywhere you want on PS4.
Great description of combat. RGG is either being lazy or not taking the combat to full potential. They removed leg holds such an awesome yakuza mechanic but just tossed aside. Slams removed and only spinning finishing holds which are useless on bosses as they take no damage.
They also don’t talk about the 3 people who have brawler, rush and beast in yakuza 0.
Please stop releasing bangers back to back and take a vacation
One thing tho the ragdoll physics and more are bugged in the PC ports of Kiwami 2 and 6 when running at 60FPS
They actually fixed this from LAD and onwards on PC But with 6 and Kiwami 2 it gets worse the higher the Framerate is
I wouldn’t say they “fixed” it, but they just significantly improved it. Sometimes enemies can go flying at high frame rates in Judgment and Lost Judgment for example, I mean Judgment released with a few high frame rate bugs. It’s just more above 120FPS that you notice it, and it’s less noticeable now.
Kiwami 2 at like 150fps+ is hilarious though
i wonder whats Snowiestangeman’s grudge against Haruto
What are you playing? Yakuza 6. What's it about? This badass Japanese mafia guy. What are you doing? I'm leveling up my tween idol's singing ability so i can beat Tea Set in the Princess League.
like a dragon 9 better have shinada. playable or not he needs to be an integral part of the next game, and if LAD 9 happens to be turn-based like 7 and 8, he would fit SO well. tl:dr give us back shinada
I'm still sad and upset no Shinada in the baseball side stories, even if it's just for that it would make sense to have him there.
Snow, just a quick correction
You can indeed save anywhere in ps4 yakuza kiwami
Imagine RGG puts shinada in gaiden and kills him off in the 3rd chapter Just so People stop asking for him 😭
You can actually save anywhere on Ps4 Kiwami, for your information.
Nice video! Happy to see you talk about Yakuza 6. I was really disappointed with the combat system when I played it for the first time and it made me dislike the game for some time, since combat is the most important thing for me in the Yakuza series. I used to hate how weak Kiryu felt compared to other games and how most of cool stuff was locked behind that extreme heat mode, and because of weird design choices the game was just really easy. But on the other hand, I love the QoL stuff that game introduced, I love Kiryu's look and I think 6 has some of the best OST in the series. Plus Onomichi looks beautiful!
It was crazy how they introduced a brother for kiryus dead father but literally only mentioned him for one single game then never again. I skipped 3 after talking what i thought was only a temporary break from the combat to see if it got better at 4, and never once found out about kazama's brother.
I think if they wanted to make a sendoff game for kiryu it should be a sendoff to all of the old characters that we loved but won't hear from again, not just kiryu. But seeing how they basically character assassinated haruka in 6, i don't know how well they could've handled other loved characters.
Imagine skipping 3
@@thatrandomcrit5823 after chapter 6 i got so burnt out of blocking that i had to take a break, technically i'm still on that break but i don't have any plans to go back to if
@@JimMilton-ej6zi Understandable. I'd recommend playing on Normal and getting Komaki's moves if you haven't yet
@@thatrandomcrit5823 The plot, tropes and substories are recycled every time in this series.
Kiwami have Save anywhere on the PS4 version or at less the version I got through Ps+ does.
I suddenly want Shinada reintroduced in Yakuza 8, no idea why though...
Dude, i want Shinada back too
i love you shinada
i have a theory a theory of beauty get it